Noun class summary table

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Noun Classes 1 to 10

Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4 Class 5 Class 6 Class 7 Class 8 Class 9 Class 10
mo- ba- mo- me- le- ma- se- di- - di-
Example monna banna motse metse leina maina setilo ditilo kgosi dikgosi
Pronoun nna
wena
ene
rona
lona
bone
Subject Marker ke
o
o
re
le
ba
o e la a se di e di
Subject Marker
(negative)
ga ke
ga o
ga a
ga re
ga le
ga ba
ga o ga e ga la ga a ga se ga di ga e ga di
Object Marker (nk-)
go
mo
re
le
ba
o e la a se di e di
Of wa ba wa ya la a sa tsa ya tsa
Possesive (mine) wa me ba me wa me ya me la me a me sa me tsa me ya me tsa me
Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4 Class 5 Class 6 Class 7 Class 8 Class 9 Class 10
mo- ba- mo- me- le- ma- se- di- - di-
Adjective -ntle yo montle ba bantle o montle e mentle le lentle a mantle se sentle tse dintle e ntle tse dintle
relative yo o ba ba o o e e le le a a se se tse di e e tse di
this/these yo ba o e le a se tse e tse
that/those yoo bao oo eo leo ao seo tseo eo tseo
that yonder yole bale ole ele lele ale sele tsele ele tsele
numbers mongwe babedi mongwe mebedi leongwe mabedi seongwe dibedi engwe dibedi

Noun Classes 11 to 15

Class 11 Class 12 Class 13 Class 14 Class 15
lo- din- bo- ma- go
Example lonao dinao bogobe magobe go bua
Pronoun
Subject Marker lo di bo ma go
Subject Marker
(negative)
ga lo ga di ga bo ga ma ga go
Object Marker lo di bo a go
Of lwa tsa ba a ga
Possesive (mine) lwa me tsa me ba me a me ga me
Class 11 Class 12 Class 13 Class 14 Class 15
lo- din- bo- ma- go
Adjective -ntle lo lontle tse dintle
relative lo lo tse di bo bo go go
this/these lo tse bo a go/kwa/mo/fa
that/those loo tseo boo ao goo/koo/moo/faa
that yonder lole tsele bole gole/kole/mole/fale
numbers

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